1 census tracts · pop 3,929 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Forest Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Chesapeake, VA and houses 3,929 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. 68% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 33.8% citywide, putting Forest Hills 34.6% over its own city. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10.
Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate. That places it #29 of 48 neighborhoods in Chesapeake.
Only 3% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Hills vs ChesapeakeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport2%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.6%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
26.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Hills?
Forest Hills scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Forest Hills compare to Chesapeake overall?
Forest Hills scores 0.4 points lower than Chesapeake overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 34% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Forest Hills residents are renters?
3% of Forest Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Chesapeake). The neighborhood has 3,929 residents.
Q4
Is Forest Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Hills sits in the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q5
How safe is Forest Hills for landlords?
Forest Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chesapeake as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Hills?
Forest Hills has 4,062 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.2%), Other / Multiracial (11.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
